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Social Programme
Field Trip
On Tuesday 22 November a field trip will be organized to two Fairtrade certified producer organisations near Accra. This will help increase understanding of producer realities and offer participants the opportunity to interact with producers in their environment. All convention participants – producers, traders and other stakeholders – are welcomed to attend. The trip, which will take up a full day, will start early in the morning so participants need to arrive the night before in Accra. Please make sure to confirm participation when registering for the Africa Fairtrade Convention.
Three options
To keep the groups small so attendees can interact with the farmers, participants are required to make a choice. They can only join one of these three visits. Please send your first and second choice to conferences@fairtradeafrica.net.
ABOCFA
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Aponoapo Biakoye Organic Cocoa Farmers Association (ABOCFA) applied to be Fairtrade certified on initiative of its buyer Cadbury. ABOCFA became Fairtrade certified earlier this year and at the moment is waiting to receive its first Fairtrade Premium. Join this visit if you would like to find out more about cocoa production and hear about ABOCFA’s future plans for the premium investment. |
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Bomarts Farms is a locally owned large pineapple and mango plantation, mainly for export to Western Europe. The organisation also invested in a fruit dryer. Bomarts has been certified since 2002 and has invested the Premium in different projects, including a kindergarden, a clinic and sanitary projects. |
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Volta River Estates Ltd. (VREL) is a large banana plantation and an example of a high-tech professional organic producer. Premium use included 480 new bicycles for the plantation workers, Mosquito nets for workers and close community and health insurance coverage for workers dependents. |
Logistics
All buses will be parked in the front of the National Theatre. Meeting time on Tuesday 22 November is 7:30 AM; time of departure will be 8:00AM SHARP. Return is estimated around 5:30 PM. Lunch will be provided.
Dressing code
When travelling outside of Accra to visit producers it is advisable to dress in proper covered shoes and clothes in cotton, together with a sunhat. However it is not appropriate to come in shorts, sandals and singlets. Rather use thin cotton andlinen pants, skirts and blouses and shirts. Do not forget your sun lotion!
Cocktail
After a hard day's work, some relaxation is in order. A cocktail reception will be organized at the end of Day 1 of Fairtrade Africa Forum (23 November) to network and get acquainted again with old friends.